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Bishop Watterson Wednesday News
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August 26, 2015
Dear Parents,
 Wednesday, August 26 at 7:50 am 1:45 pm dismissal No cafeteria service - pack a lunch!
We are looking forward to a great year!
Sincerely,
Marian Hutson
Principal
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Watterson 101
We want you to know the facts about your favorite Catholic high school! :)
Members of the 250-strong Class of 2015 were accepted at 141 colleges and universities, with plans to attend 69, including: Harvard, Penn, Duquesne, Georgetown, Notre Dame, and Villanova to name just a few.
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Thursday is School Picture Day!
You should have received an order form in the mail. The main office will have a few extra forms in case yours did not arrive. Please pay online or enclose a check.
This is a full uniform day.
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Social Media Tip
Does your child know each and every person following him/her on any social media platform? Can he/she walk right up to the person in a social setting and start a conversation? We encourage you to talk to your children about who they are giving access to their photos/tweets/posts/etc. Walk through their settings with them and make sure their accounts are private and that they must approve follow requests. Kids tend to be very trusting with follow requests but just because a request has a photo of another teenager and says that person attends a local high school doesn't necessarily make it so.
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Eagle Store
Freshman Package: $45 Choice of dark or light gray t-shirt (class of 2019 on sleeve) Crewneck sweatshirt Pennant Spirit Signs: $40-$45 Click here for the spirit sign order form and here for icon order form. If you would like to make a purchase prior to that, feel free to contact Mrs. Cook.
Location
The BWHS Eagle Store is located across from the gymnasium in the south addition.
Contact Information
Sheri Cook, scook@cdeducation.org
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Mothers' Club Fall Social
Mothers' Club Fall Social
Wednesday, September 2
7:00 pm
Dominican Hall
Meet other Watterson moms and sign up to be a part of our many committees.
Receive a raffle ticket for prize drawings.
Donate one of the following items that night and receive a BONUS prize ticket for each item you donate. Increase your chances of winning, all while helping us get ingredients to make our famous
Buckeyes!
40 oz. Jar of Creamy Jif Peanut Butter
2 lb. Bag of Powdered Sugar
24 oz. Bag of Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Light refreshments will be served.
Learn about the many opportunities we have to volunteer, reconnect with old friends and meet some new ones!
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Parent Meetings
Senior
Monday, August 31, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Junior
Monday, September 21, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Sophomore
Monday, October 5, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
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Note About Our Emails
We occasionally get calls from parents who have stopped receiving our  Watterson Wednesday News.
The issue usually is:
1. The email service has pushed the BWHS emails into a spam or promotions file; or
2. The email address opted out of receiving our emails. This can happen when someone accidentally clicks on "Safe Unsubscribe" at the bottom of an email. When this happens only the owner of that email address can opt back into our e-distribution list. To do this, go to the bottom of our home page to "Principal's Corner" and click on Watterson Wednesday News Signup.
If you experience this issue during the school year, please try the above suggestion and if the problem still is not solved, feel free to call the office.
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Team Photos 
Teams that maintain a Shutterfly website: Please add Colleen Mar, Communications Director, (cmar@cdeducation.org), Lynn Winters, Website Manager, (lwinters050@gmail.com), Jennifer Rush, Yearbook teacher (jerush@cdeducation.org) and Marian Hutson (mhutson@cdeducation.org) to your distribution, with permission to download photos. Also, please share the contact information for the person who runs the site with Mrs. Mar. She can also provide you with the proper BWHS logos as needed.
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Save the Date! Eagle Auction 2015
Click here for information regarding our tuition raffle, corporate sponsorships and a donation form!
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Gift Gathering Party for Eagle Auction
ALL BWHS Moms AND Dads are invited
to a school-wide
Gift Gathering Party
Monday, September 28th at 6:00-10 pm
at the home of Holly and Mike Andrews,
4099 Brinsworth Drive, Dublin, OH 43016.
New Orleans Style Gumbo, hors d'oeuvres, and refreshments served.
At the Gift Gathering Party, donated items will be collected for the upcoming Eagle Auction, our school's largest fundraiser!
The BWHS Gift Gathering Party's goal is to collect items for the silent auction portion of the Eagle Auction. Suggested items: gift cards, sports items or tickets, concert or theatre tickets, spa packages,
Watterson wear, home decorating items, designer purses, jewelry, college gear, religious items, homemade items, etc. Remember, no donation is too small as it may be combined with other items to create larger packages for the silent auction.
If you are unable to attend the event but would like to donate an item or make a monetary donation, please contact Holly at hollyandrews2@icloud.com.
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OHSAA Required Meeting
Each student athlete and at least one parent is required to attend a MANDATORY OHSAA meeting prior to their first competition season. If you missed last weekend's meeting, there is only ONE make-up meeting for fall athletes: Sunday, August 30 at 4:00 pm
Winter - November 8 - 4:00 pm
Spring - March 6 - 4:00 pm
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BWAA Volunteer Requirement Clarification
Each family is required to work one BWAA concession stand event. Each team has been assigned to cover different concession stand events and you must pick an event that corresponds to your student athlete(s) team which they participate.
Example: I have a daughter that plays field hockey and a son that plays basketball. I log on to the volunteer site and notice all the field hockey event slots are filled. I then must volunteer for a boy's basketball team assigned event.
So please visit www.bwhsvolunteers.com and sign up for an event today. Many spring sports have fall concession stand events to cover. If you have any questions, please contact Doug Etgen, Athletic Director, at detgen@cdeducation.org. |
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Final Forms
PARENTS OF FALL ATHLETES: time to complete Final Forms!
All forms must be completed and electronically signed before student-athlete can begin practice. Additionally, a current physical must be turned in to head coach or athletic office or already on file. Please remember to add your athlete's fall sport.
All athletes new to Bishop Watterson must have parents register at https://watterson.finalforms.com. All paperwork except for OHSAA Pre-Participation Physical are completed here. Additionally, you will pay your athletic association fee and complete volunteer sign-up here. All returning athletes must go onto https://watterson.finalforms.com and add sports for this year and re-sign all paperwork forms. All demographic data from last year will still be there.
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Seeking Host Families for Italian Visit
We are still seeking a few host families for this year's Italian exchange students. They will be
with us from September 17-27. There is no fee to host and the benefits for your child/children
are immense. The exchange students are approximately 17 years old and are fully chaperoned by teachers from their school. The students speak English well enough that NO Italian is required.
In fact, we are actively seeking non-Italian students to take part in the program. During the exchange, your exchange student will accompany your Bishop Watterson student to school and will either go to school with him/her or go on day trips to various cultural, historical, scientific or governmental sights in Central Ohio. Your BWHS student may go on the trips too if he/she wants. Your only responsibility is to provide a home, transportation to/from school (and occasionally evening activities) and meals, including sack lunches. Finally, should you wish, your BWHS student can return the visit to Italy (ten day) next year - at an approximate cost of around $2,000.00, airfare and all program costs included.
This is a limited access program - the number of students who can participate is limited to the number of exchange students coming. Plus, we only need a few families at this point. So, do not delay! Contact Jim Dury at
jdury@cdeducation.org immediately for more information or to sign up. You won't regret it!
Grazie!
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Summer Reading
All grades will be reading "Left to Tell" by Immaculee Ilibagiza for their required summer reading assignment. Books can be purchased online.
We feel blessed that Ms. Ilibagiza will speak to our students on Friday, September 11! More information will follow regarding her talk.
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Guidance News
 The Princeton Review is offering Free Practice Tests in Columbus this summer:
ACT: September 26
Current SAT: October 3
Redesigned SAT: October 11
Redesigned PSAT: September 19.
All practice tests will be held at the Princeton Review Classrooms, 1313 W. Lane Ave, Ste. A. Sign up at princetonreview.com.
For information on College Credit Plus click here.
Counselor Alphabet: Counselors are assigned according to the first letter of the student's last name.
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Time to Re-Enroll
 Re-enrollment for the Kroger Community Rewards program is currently open. As a reminder, Kroger donates money to Bishop Watterson quarterly based on the amount that BWHS-registered users earn in comparison to other participating groups in the community. Click here to get started. After clicking on Ohio, choose "re-enroll" followed by your email and password. Our organization number is 83714. It is as easy as that!
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Cafeteria Job Opening
Anyone interested in working in the cafeteria should email Rhonda Selhorst at rrselhorst@gmail.com or call (614) 596-3038.
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Restore all things in Christ
by educating in the Catholic tradition through
prayer, service, and study.
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Bishop Watterson High School
99 East Cooke Road Columbus, OH 43214
(614) 268-8671
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